National Republican., 1887-03-15
THE sHELLABARsER CAR.
Railroad Men Believe It the Only One
to Use for Shipping.

10 Dbo tor ShipplhEs
The recent publications Of the Shellabar-
ger Live Stock Car Company having at
tracted considerable attention and reawak
enedpublic interest, reporter of the Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, called yesterday at the
Office of the company, 03S street, and
asked Mr.. W. w. Heron, che energetic and
efficient secretary, II he could give any new
facts. In reply he said: "This company
proposes to adhere to its original plan OF
inaugurating its business In the far west.
Our cars will be first sent to Topeka, Kan,
and used for a series OF long hauls on tho
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
"Meanwhile negotiations will be opened
with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
road, with the great Stickney Company, and
with other roads favorable TO the use OF
improved stock cars"
"You say that some OF the railroads are
favorably disposed toward improved cattle
carsP ~
"Probably no better answer can be far
nished than TO let some OF the leading rail-
road officers speak for themselves, as fol-
lows:
~. F. Goddard, esq general freight
agent A. 4. S S. Il. r. K.-'lts adaptabillty
for shipping all kinds of merchandise, as
well as live stock, renders It The only COM
partment stock car have yet seen that we
could use.'
"IIenry B. Stone, esq &, general superin-
tendept Of the 9. B. & Q. Il. R.-'Its sim
plicity and economy of construction, and
general adaptablity for all classes of ship
ments, as well as live stock, commend 1T
to the attention of railroad men In prefer
ence to anything / have seen IN the shape
OF compartment stock car
"R. Il. Organ, live stock agent OF the
New York, Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Compapy-T have carefully examined the
circular sent showing the workings aud
advantages of the Shellabarger Compart-
ment Stock Car, and do not hesitate In
saying that 1t is the best compartment stock
car that have ever examined
"President Gordon, In his report to the
American Humane Association in Novem.
ber, 1886, makes mention of the Shellabar.
ger car, and says:
"The railroads are ready and sometimes ca7er
10 adopt Mc right car tchcn u Is presented, Gtd
sem QUITE uijte b the necessities n ne case.
There Is reason to expect that before an
other meeting of this association four or five
trunk lines of railroad will adopt one or more
of the most suitable improved cars.
"Wbat is wanted is this, viz car o,Cpers want
half to three-quarters of cent mile for the
use of an improved Cur. Cdtie men want q
car that feeds, waters, md rests on the road,
pay now, plus the average sbrinkage value of
their cattle. Those cattle O,gnerS who oi0n
range CdtHe also demand ana must nave cars
in which wild cattle may be loaded safely
from the outside of the car. While the great
third party, the railroad. wants car that do IS
not cost more that $500 TO build, does not weigh
more than 25000 pounds, and does not cost
more than 81 to transform 1t into freight car
for return freights. The car that meets the 80
requirements will soon be largely used for the
rnnge cattle.
"Thc .ske'idbdrgcr CIR is Iic only car M1t M
| he bW. IL satisfies the wants of the cdlc men
because their cattle can bo fed and watered
and can rest comfortably on the road, while
the triiing increase in the freight charges will
be greatly overbalanced by the great saving in
shrinkage. VIII cattle may be loaded with
safety from the outside Of the car, 50 that the
demands of those lcL0 o,gn range cdiie are fuly
met. The TdiirOuds win find the Shellabarg II
| Car to meet, their wants. It costs less than
| $500, It weighs less than $4,000 pounds. aud
| with "a less expense than 81 IL may be trans
| firmed into the ordinary freight car for re
| turn freights. The ordinary feigh, car can b,
tcnsjotmed into The 'shel.abarger Car ,pih bVt {
| hitipg erpenSe."